Smoke-conveyer for railway-trains.



PATBNTED APR. 7, 1908. R. L. RHODES.

YER FOR RAILWAY TRAINS. vAPPLIOATIOH FILED APB.23, 1907.

SMOKE GONVE UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

ROBERT LEE RHODES, OF KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE B. WEBB, OF KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

SMOKE-CONVEYER FOR RAILWAY-TRAIN S.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. Rnonns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kinston, in the county of Lenoir and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSmoke-Conveyers for Railway-Trains; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to smoke conveyers for railway trains.

It has for its object to provide a simple device for conveying thesmoke, cinders, etc. from the locomotive to the rear end of the trainwhen it is moving forward and for delivering said products of combustionin front of the locomotive when the train is moving backward.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for connecting thesections of tubing 011 adjacent cars which may be adjusted in positionand removed by the operator while standing on the platform of one of thecars.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention: Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of a train equippedwith my smoke conveyor. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectionalview of the smoke stack section of the conveyer. Fig. 3 is an enlargedlongitudinal sectional view of the coupling sleeve connecting theadjacent ends of the tubes carried by two cars, and Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 3 and also showing a spannerattached to the coupling sleeve in position for removing the latter.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is the smoke stack of thelocomotive from which two branch pipes 2 and 3 extend, one forward andone rearward, and connect with the tubular conveyer section 4 having itsfront end flared as at 5. Within said section 4 is fitted a tubularvalve 6 having a lug 7 projecting through a slot 8 in said section. Saidvalve is of such length that when ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 23, 1907.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Serial No. 369,815.

ranged at its rear position it will cover the opening of the rear branchpipe, 8, and will leave the opening of the front branch pipe 2uncovered. Likewise when the valve is in its forward position it willcover the opening from the front branch pipe and leave the rear branchpipe uncovered. Said valve is operated through connections 9 and 10 withthe reversing lever of the locomotive whereby there is no danger ofconflict between the draft and the direction of motion of the train.

At each end of the pipe on each car is a short tubular section 11connected to said pipe by a ball joint 12. The adjacent ends of saidsections 11 are connected by a coupling sleeve 13 comprising twolongitudinal sections semicircular in cross section. Said sections ofthe coupling are connected by a spring hinge 14 which causes them tonormally overlap and grip the sections 11 keeping them in alinement butpermitting endwise movement as when going around a curve. Each sectionof the coupling is provided with a loop 15 to one of which a chain 16may be connected to attach the coupling to the car as shown in Fig. 1.When it is desired to place the coupling in place or remove the same, aspanner 17 is engaged with the other loop so that said coupling may beopened by grasping said spanner and the chain 16. A basket or rack 17 amay be secured to the end of each car to hold the coupling and span nerwhen not in use.

I claim:

1. The combination, with the smoke stack of a locomotive, of a tubularconveyor arranged horizontally above said locomotive, branch pipes fromthe smoke stack to said conveyer, one branch pipe extending forward andthe other rearward, and a valve arranged in said conveyer for thepurpose specified.

2. The combination, with the smoke stack of a locomotive, of a tubularconveyer arranged horizontally above said locomotive, branch pipes fromthe smoke stack to said conveyer, one branch pipe extending forward andthe other rearward, and a longitudinally movable tubular valve arrangedin said conveyor for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the smoke stack of a locomotive, of a tubularconveyor arranged horizontally above said locomotive, In testimonywhereof; I aflix my signature, branch pipes wirom the smoke stackftosaid in presence of two Witnesses. conveyer one ranch pipe extendingorvvard and the other rearward, a valve arranged in ROBERT LEE RHODES 5said conveyer, and means of connection be- Witnesses:

tween said valve and the reversing lever of D. V. DIXON,

' 4 the locomotive for the purpose specified. E. P. DIXON.

